In December 2004, I started the construction of a Cozy Mark IV homebuilt aircraft from plans. The Cozy Mark IV is a four place, canard pusher aircraft. It was designed by Nat Puffer and is based on Burt Rutan's Long-EZ design. Nat's plane is shown above (shortly after he retired and sold it).

Construction of my plane began in California and then continued in Maryland. The initial pace of construction was average (no kids) and is now very slow (three kids). The completion date is a moving target. At the end of 2009, my plane sat on all three wheels for the first time. My kids enjoy pretending to ride in it and I can raise and lower the nose with the electric nose lift. I also take them for real airplane rides in rented Cessnas from time to time. By the time the Cozy is completed, I will probably be using it to visit them in college!

Photo Archives

Chapter	Description	Status	Photos
1-3	Prebuild	Completed	17
4	Bulkheads	Completed	0
5	Fuselage Sides	Completed	0
6	Fuselage Assembly	Completed	0
7	Fuselage Exterior	Completed	0
8	Headrest, Seatbelt, and Heat Duct	In Progress	0
9	Landing Gear and Speed Brake	Completed	0
10	Canard	Completed	0
11	Elevators	Completed	0
12	Canard Installation	In Progress	0
13	Nose/Nose Gear/Rudder Pedals	In Progress	0
14	Center Spar	Completed	0
15	Firewall	Not Started	0
16	Control System	In Progress	0
17	Trim System	Not Started	0
18	Canopy	In Progress	0
19	Wings & Ailerons	Not Started	0
20	Winglets & Rudders	Not Started	0
21	Strakes/Fuel Tanks	Not Started	0
22	Electrical	Not Started	0
23	Engine	Not Started	0
24	Covers & Fairings	In Progress	0
25	Finishing	Not Started	0
26	Upholstery	Not Started	0